2021 Copa Libertadores de Futsal
The 2021 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores de Futsal was the 20th edition of the Copa Libertadores de Futsal, South America's premier club futsal tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Florida, Uruguay between 16 and 22 May 2021.
The tournament was originally scheduled to be played from 1 to 8 May 2021, but was rescheduled from 15 to 22 May at request of the Local Organizing Committee. However, the start date was delayed to 16 May due to problems with the teams' flights and permits to enter the host country.
Carlos Barbosa were the defending champions.
Teams
The competition was contested by 12 teams: the title holders, one entry from each of the ten CONMEBOL associations, plus an additional entry from the host association.| Association | Team | Qualification method |
| Argentina | San Lorenzo | 2021 Copa Libertadores qualification play-off winners. |
| Bolivia | Proyecto Latín | 2019 Liga Nacional de Futsal champions. |
| Brazil | Carlos Barbosa | 2019 Copa Libertadores champions. |
| Brazil | Corinthians | 2021 Supercopa – Edição Especial winners. |
| Chile | Universidad de Chile | 2019 Campeonato Nacional Primera División Clausura champions. |
| Colombia | Alianza Platanera | 2019 Liga Nacional de Futsal champions. |
| Ecuador | Sportivo Bocca | 2019 Liga Nacional de Futsal champions. |
| Paraguay | Cerro Porteño | 2019 Campeonato de Futsal champions. |
| Peru | Universitario | 2019 Liga Futsal Pro Primera División champions. |
| Uruguay | Peñarol | 2019 Liga Uruguaya de Fútbol Sala champions. |
| Uruguay | Nacional | 2019 Liga Uruguaya de Fútbol Sala runners-up. |
| Venezuela | Delta Te Quiero | 2020 Liga Nacional de Futsal champions. |
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Venues
The tournament was played at the Polideportivo 10 de Julio in Florida, Uruguay.Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 27 April 2021, 12:00 UYT. The draw was conducted based on Regulations Article 16 as follows:Initially, three teams were seeded and assigned to the head of the groups :
- To Group A: as 2019 Copa Libertadores champions, Carlos Barbosa
- To Group B: as champions of the host association, Peñarol
- To Group C: as the representative of the runner-up national association of the 2019 Copa Libertadores, Cerro Porteño
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
The draw resulted in the following groups:
SquadsEach team has to submit a squad of 14 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers.Group stageThe top two teams of each group and the two best third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.;Tiebreakers The teams are ranked according to points. If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order :
Group A-------- Group B-------- Group C-------- Final stageIn the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, extra time and penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary.BracketThe quarter-final matchups are:
Quarter-finals-------- ---- Semi-finals5th–8th place----1st–4th place---- |